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42120

ZIP 42120 is Adolphus, Kentucky, in Allen County; area codes 270 and 364; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Allen
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
Population
2,745
Coordinates
36.6759, -86.2826
☼ Live from 42120 — Adolphus, KY

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Where 42120 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 42120
  • 🔢 Type 42120 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZIZh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 42,120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 13. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010010010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 42104 (Bowling Green, KY, 17 mi away) and 42122 (Alvaton, KY, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 42120 becomes 02124 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dorchester Center, MA, 897 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04221 in Canton, ME, 995 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯701 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 42120 and you would come out at 36.68°S, 93.72°E — 1,302 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 43.2 square miles of land, 42120 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,745This ZIP2,745
Households896This ZIP896
Housing units1,111This ZIP1,111
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,958This ZIP$64,958Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$178,500This ZIP$178,500Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$859This ZIP$859Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%This ZIP26.2%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density63.5 / sq miThis ZIP63.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,168,000This ZIP$1,168,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$46,549,000This ZIP$46,549,000

Land area

Land area43.24 sq miThis ZIP43.24 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

ZIP codes near 42120

ZIPCityDistance
37186 Westmoreland, TN 6.4 mi
42164 Scottsville, KY 8.6 mi
37022 Bethpage, TN 11.3 mi
42153 Holland, KY 13.1 mi
42122 Alvaton, KY 13.1 mi
37148 Portland, TN 13.8 mi
37119 Mitchellville, TN 14.5 mi
42134 Franklin, KY 15.9 mi
42135 Franklin, KY 16.6 mi
42104 Bowling Green, KY 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 42120?

42120 is in Adolphus, Kentucky, in Allen County, part of the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6759, -86.2826.

What county is 42120 in?

42120 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 42120?

Adolphus uses area codes 270 and 364, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 42120 in?

42120 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 42120?

About 2,745 people live in ZIP code 42120, in 896 households, at 63.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 42120?

$64,958 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.

What ZIP codes are near 42120?

The closest are 37186 (6.4 mi), 42164 (8.6 mi), 37022 (11.3 mi), 42153 (13.1 mi) and 42122 (13.1 mi).

Is 42120 a PO Box ZIP code?

42120 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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